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TIL Dendrophilia is the sexual arousal from trees.

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9wvxX TIL alcoholic fermentation doesn't just happen in yeast, it also takes place in in some species of fish, like goldfish.
d8BL9 TIL that "Home Alone" was the third highest grossing film of all time worldwide, at the time of release, after "Star Wars" and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial".
9w16D TIL of the "Coffin Corner" - a concept in aerodynamics where you cannot fly faster without causing your wings to go supersonic nor fly slower without stalling. This occurs due to how increase in altitude both increases TAS relative to IAS and reduces temperature (thus reducing speed of sound)
BgwrW TIL Elvis Presley’s last name should’ve been Wallace
015A Til the first item sold on Ebay was a broken laser pointer for 14.83, to someone who kept a broken laser pointer collection